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Background Information on the
Capstone Design Project
The Design Problem
The spirit of the Capstone Design Project is provided by ABET (the
Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology), which accredits all of
the national engineering programs. The following is an excerpt from ABET
accreditation guidelines:
Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component or
process to meet desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often
iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and engineering
sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet a stated
objective. Among the fundamental elements of the design process are the
establishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis, analysis, construction,
testing and evaluation. The engineering design component of a curriculum
must include at least some of the following features: development of
student creativity, use of open-ended problems, development and
use of design methodology, formulation of design problem
statements and specifications, consideration of alternative
solutions,
feasibility
considerations,
and
detailed
system
descriptions. Further, it is essential to include a variety of realistic
constraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics,
ethics, and social impact.
Teamwork
The capstone design project should emphasize teamwork as part of the design
process. Each member of your team is expected to carry an equal share of
the workload.
If an individual or individuals within a team are not supporting the efforts of
team, then the instructor needs to know about it, ASAP. If you let it slide to
end of the course, then there is nothing that can be done to help correct
situation: the grade of the entire team will most likely suffer, as well as that of
carried individual.
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Give it the Home Depot test: Can you solve the problem by just
going to Home Depot with a rough sketch of the idea, buying
parts ad hoc, and then fastening them together. If you can, then
it is a weekend project for a homeowner, not a capstone design
project.
9. A design project must be complex enough that you or your client will not invest
time and money in building a prototype without a high degree of confidence that
preliminary design is feasible, functionally satisfies the goals and constraints,
and is safe. And that high degree of confidence is obtained only by
engineering drawings and analysis. ( Design computation and
statistical analysis of results, scientifically done tests and validation)
Assignment # 3 and 4
Deadline of Submission of Assignment 3 and 4 is August 1, 2016 5:00pm at the Deans Office.
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Identify what the challenge is, i.e. why the problem cant be
solved with an off-the-shelf solution.
Your proposal
Nearest
Art
For Internet sites, include the full URL; for all published written works, use
a full reference as per IEEE publication standards (check their website for
author guidelines); for personal communications, give the full name, title,
organization, address, and email address or phone number of the person.
Select the five best sources of information other than a person, and give a
short summary of the information provided by that source and how it will
help you succeed in your project. Articles in peer-reviewed journals are the
best sources. Peer-reviewed journals publish only studies that have been
carefully reviewed and analyzed by fellow scientists.
A researcher can narrow the search by reading abstracts to determine if the
article is appropriate and be sure to gather primary sources. A primary
source is a piece of original research. It is not a review, a report on someone
elses findings or a meta analysis. Secondary sources may be included if
necessary but should not be relied on exclusively.
Analyze articles, summarize, and write the literature review. Include
all citation information so that you have it readily available should you
choose to include the source in your literature review.
Critically review and choose which articles are most relevant for
inclusion in the literature review.
Writing the review
Compose a form of written story-like file with the following contents:
Any conclusions the researches feels are justified based on the state of
knowledge revealed in the literature
A bibliography or list of references with full bibliographic date for all
sources mentioned in the review